Faith Can Move Mountains - Eva Gan

Have you ever heard the phrase – “faith can move mountains”? I still remember as a 7 year old, I was at a national park with my family and told the mountain to go away. Looking back, I realise that these mountains could also refer to those in our heads and hearts, blocking access to the grand plan that God has for us.

Over the past few years I have had to take giant leaps of faith and as a result I've seen mountains move. It all started when I first saw the advertisement for Kingdomcity Leadership Academy (KLA, now called Greenhouse) play during the news. I remember thinking to myself, “Ah, that’s a nice video of people having encounters with God”. But something on the inside said: “Why don’t you go and find out more?” That same day, a leader came up to me and asked if I had any plans to sign up. I immediately said no. Yet, a million things went through my mind. 

At that time, I was an air hostess for a national carrier. I enjoyed my life – taking off to countries that I had only dreamt of, sleeping in luxurious hotel beds, and then waking up to explore a new city every day. It was the adventure of a lifetime! But I knew deep down, there was a longing for something more. As I carried on with my work trips, the thought of KLA kept popping up in my mind, and one night I opened the brochure that I had on my bedside and began to read through the stories. Fast forward to Kingdomcity Conference 2018 – I was still battling in my head whether or not to sign up. Needless to say, I was afraid. I was afraid of what the future held, I was afraid I would lack in finances, I needed to pay for my home and I was afraid of what others would think of my decision. What if my Permanent Residency (PR) application wasn’t approved? And what if… I wasn’t worthy enough to join KLA? I also told God, unless my soon-to-be husband says “Go sign up”, I would not do it and so of course, the KLA video promo played again at Conference. I looked at my fiancé and he looked back and cheekily said, “Why don’t you go sign up!”. I was stunned. I said to God, “I haven’t even gotten news from the immigration department had I been granted permanent residency… but I decided to submit my KLA application by faith”.

The day I returned home from Conference, I opened my letterbox and there lay the confirmation letter of my permanent residency - approved. Even still, I continued to contend with God and asked, “Lord, we are looking for a high-floor apartment with unblocked views, and it’s got to work within our price range.” Again, God granted us favour with that exact apartment we’d been looking for, and for which the unit price went down considerably within our range!

“What a bonus!”, I thought. But then - as you guessed it - I asked God, “What would others think of my decision to leave this high-flying, full-time job for a 9-month discipleship program? and I’m not qualified in any way, Lord!” Then, I heard nothing. 

I had so little faith and only trusted God when He answered me or did something for me. I felt like the Israelites in the desert, as described in Exodus. When God came through for them again and again, they were never content and only complained, constantly comparing themselves to their old season when God was working a miracle right where they were. 

Can we trust God in our new season, that He is moving the mountains that we do not see with our own eyes? 

We all struggle with something. I struggled with self-doubt and worry, especially about what others would think of me prior to signing up for KLA. I even contemplated pulling out my application during my last flight en-route to Singapore, because I thought surely I am not good enough for this and God will pick someone else. Thankfully, I followed through and began the course.

During the whole first month of KLA, I felt like a veil had been lifted off of me and I began to see myself as His precious daughter. I realised that it didn’t matter what others said, and I became adamant that I was going to complete this course with the 12 others that had signed up alongside me. 

Faith restores our identity back to Christ. Faith moves mountains, even those which our eyes have not seen. 

Kingdomcity Leadership Academy ended up being one of the best leaps of faith I could have ever taken, and it helped me see that pushing through all of the ‘What ifs’ was definitely worth it. 

Written by Eva Gan

Eva is wife to Derrick. They both love life, having fun, and serving the people at Kingdomcity in Singapore.